Thin Ice: Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains

TheWorld'SPremierClimatologist,LonnieThompsonHasBeenRiskingHisCareerAndLifeOnTheHighestAndMostRemoteIceCapsAlongTheEquator,InSearchOfCluesToTheHistoryOfClimateChange.HisMostInnovativeWorkHasTakenPlaceOnTheseMountainGlaciers,WhereHeCollectsIceCoresThatProvideDetailedInformationAboutClimateHistory,ReachingBack750,000Years.ToGatherSignificantDataThompsonHasSpentMoreTimeInTheDeathZoneTheEnvironmentAboveEighteenThousandFeetThanAnyManWhoHasEverLived.ScientistAndExpertClimberMarkBowenJoinedThompson'SCrewOnSeveralExpeditions;HisExcitingAndBrilliantlyDetailedNarrativeTakesTheReaderDeepInsideRetreatingGlaciersFromChina,AcrossSouthAmerica,AndToAfricaToUnravelTheMysteriesOfClimate.MostImportant,WeLearnWhatThompson'SHard-WonDataRevealsAboutGlobalWarming,ThePast,AndTheEarth'SProbableFuture.